Welterweight kingpin St-Pierre insists he doesn't fear the beard, but Hendricks' ample facial hair and punching power put top contenders Martin Kampmann and Jon Fitch to sleep. Can Hendricks do the same to the champ?

"Showtime" could have been the UFC's No. 1 contender at lightweight but elected instead to drop down to 145 pounds for a guaranteed shot at Jose Aldo. Unfortunately, injury scratched those plans, and Pettis now awaits his next assignment.

At just 25 years old, Struve boasts an impressive career mark, and his 2012 win over No. 12 Stipe Miocic now looks particularly impressive. He just needs to score one big signature win to take a leap up the rankings.

Evans snapped a two-fight losing streak with a much-needed win over MMA legend Dan Henderson at UFC 161. "Suga" insists he's not trying to rush back to the title, but another big win could bring him there.

With back-to-back split-decision losses, Henderson is no longer in the immediate title picture. But "Hendo" has proven he's still relevant at 42 years old and is a dangerous matchup for anyone in the division.

June 17 USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA Rankings

With heavyweight Stipe Miocic and welterweight Josh Burkman each picking up career-boosting victories at this past weekend’s UFC 161 and World Series of Fighting 3 events, respectively, the USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com MMA rankings saw a shake-up in those divisions.

After a busy weekend of key contests, things slow down a bit in this coming week. No. 11 light heavyweight Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal does compete at Wednesday’s Bellator 96 event, where he meets Seth Petruzelli in the opening round of a four-man “Summer Series” 205-pound tournament.

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A total of 26 fighters got their chance to shine on Saturday as part of UFC 190 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. Now that UFC 190 is in the books, it’s time to commence MMAjunkie’s “Three Stars” ceremony.

The man known for cranking submissions to the point of injury added eye-gouging to his repertoire. But is the controversy of Rousimar Palhares too essential to his bizarre, awful appeal for his employers to take any meaningful action against him?